Four-minute mile
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title:
Four-minute mile
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A four-minute mile is the completion of a mile run (1.6 km) in four minutes or less. It translates to a speed of 15 miles per hour (24 km/h). It is a standard of professional middle distance runners in several cultures. The first four-minute mile is usually attributed to the English athlete Roger Bannister, who ran it in 1954 at age 25, in 3:59.4. The mile record has since been lowered by 16.27 seconds. As of June 2022, the "four-minute barrier" has been broken by 1,755 athletes. The record for
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Completion of a mile race in under 4 minutes
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-minute_mile
date created:
2002-09-21T09:26:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T22:35:30Z
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